The Child They Called a Burden

Evelyn burst out laughing upon hearing my words."Oh, please. A Sinclair? You have a kid with some random man, and now you're claiming he's part of the Sinclair family? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard."Victoria's face flushed red with anger."Today's my engagement day with Elliot. You came back because you found out about it, didn't you? You're doing all of this just to ruin my big day. When Elliot and I have a child, they will be the real Sinclair heir."She immediately pulled out her phone and called Elliot, deliberately putting him on speaker.The moment he answered, she put on a sweet, pitiful voice. "Elliot, when are you getting here? Chloe's gone crazy. She brought some little bastard home and is claiming he's yours. I think she's completely delusional—"Before she could finish, I shouted into the phone, "My son's name is Theo Sinclair. He's a member of your family. If you've got a problem with that, you'd better come here and say it to my face. I'll be wa

Julian crossed the room in a few quick strides and scooped Theo into his arms, carefully checking him for injuries.Then, he turned and fixed Elliot with an icy stare. "How dare you lay a hand on my wife and son!"Elliot froze for a moment before bursting out laughing."Your wife? Give me a break. Everybody knows Chloe's been obsessed with me for years. There's no way she'd get married. She probably paid you to come here and put on a show."Victoria immediately rushed over and hooked herself around Nicholas' arm, tears welling in her eyes."Dad, Chloe's hopeless. She's disappeared for years, and now she's back with a kid! She's even hired someone to put on an act and fool everyone. You were absolutely right to cut ties with her."As she spoke, she pulled out the photos from her purse and shoved them in front of Julian."And you're actually defending her without even knowing what kind of woman she is. Take a good look at these photos. Chloe's slept with God knows how many men. Ev

Julian took us straight back to Sinclair Estate.Only after we got home did he gently rest a hand on my shoulder and ask, "What do you want to do about Nicholas and Elliot?"Before I could answer, Theo piped up, "Daddy, they kept calling Mommy names. They even hit me."His little hand clutched the corner of my shirt tightly. "They're bad people."I stroked his head, my heart aching for him. "That's right. They're bad people, and bad people should have bad endings."Julian instantly understood what I meant.He turned around, picked up his phone, and said in a voice as cold as ice, "Transfer the operations in Seaview to George Sinclair immediately."And look into my mother-in-law's will. Make sure Nicholas ends up penniless."After hanging up, he drawled, "The Sinclair family has plenty of branches anyway. Edward isn't the only one who has the right to the company in Seaview."That very night, Edward rushed to the gates of the estate with Elliot in tow. He fell to his knees and

Julian took the file and handed it to Nicholas. "The answer you seek is right here."Evelyn lunged forward, trying to snatch it away. "You can't read that. It's fake. It has to be fake."Unfortunately for her, Nicholas reacted faster. He grabbed the report and scanned the page. The test excluded him as Victoria's biological father with 99.99 percent certainty.The words hit him like a bolt of lightning.His face instantly turned crimson. He shot to his feet, seized Evelyn by the hair, and slapped her hard across the face."You bitch! You fooled me with another man's child for more than 20 years. I treated both of you like treasures all these years. I gave you everything!"The blow left Evelyn dizzy. A thin trail of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth."No, that's not true. Honey, listen to me. Paternity tests can be faked. I'll get more hospitals to test it. It can't be true. It absolutely can't."Her voice had completely broken, trembling with panic and despair.Nichola